Benavides covered the 419 kilometers timed in Al Duwadimi in 4H 17′ and 57″, seven minutes and 24 seconds behind the series winner, the Australian Daniel Sanders (KTM), who is also the overall leader.
The Argentine pilot Luciano Benavides (KTM) finished stage 7 of the Dakar Rally in fifth place and continues to fight in the general classification, where he occupies the same position.
Benavides toured the 419 kilometers timed in Al Duwadimi in 4H 17′ and 57″, seven minutes and 24 seconds behind the winner of the stage, the Australian Daniel Sanders (KTM), who is also the overall leader.
In this way, the Argentine finished this stage in fifth place in the general classification, where he is 37 minutes and 32 seconds behind Sanders.
The other drivers who had a great performance were the Chileans Pablo Quintanilla (Honda) and José Ignacio Cornejo (Hero Motorsports Team Rally)which ended third and sixth respectivelywhile In the general standings they are seventh and eighth.
Stage 8, which will be run this Monday, will have 487 timed kilometers, where the pilots will have to travel from Al Duwadimi and Riyadh.
Dakar Rally: Yacopini remains in the top 10
In the absence of some results, everything seems to indicate that the Argentine Juan Cruz Yacopini (Toyota) He will finish this Sunday’s stage among the top 10 in cars, so he will remain seventh overall, where South African Henk Lategan (Toyota) leads, who is just over an hour ahead of him.
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Photo: Infobae
The big fight in this category is between Lategan, the Saudi Yazeed Al Rahji (Overdrive Racing) and the Swede Mattias Ekström (Ford), between whom there is a difference of only 10 minutes.
Source: Ambito
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